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- ↑ "SIMPATT | Sistema Municipal de Parques Tematicos de Tijuana". www.simpatt.tijuana.gob.mx. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
Coordinates: 32°29′56″N116°56′24″W / 32.499°N 116.940°W
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